All students are required to attend compulsory intensive workshops.
Students Commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge and pre-requisites for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. SWK201.
Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO |
SWK104 Professional Foundations of Social Work | CO | SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO |
Year 2 |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO |
SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO |
SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | SWK311 Social Policy | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | General Elective 1 | E |
Year 3 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO |
SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO |
| | SWK315 Social Work Practice in Mental Health | CO |
| | SWK323 Legal Issues and Social Work | CO |
Year 4 |
SWK316 Building Safe Communities | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief | CO | SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) | CO |
SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | | CO |
General Elective 2 | E | | E |
Students Commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. SWK201.
Elective units may be selected from any undergraduate higher education units on offer (in any discipline).
Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
| | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO |
| | SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO |
| | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| | SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO |
Year 2 |
HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health | | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO |
SWK104 Professional Foundations of Social Work | CO | SWK311 Social Policy | CO |
SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO | General Elective 1 | E |
Year 3 |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO |
SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK315 Mental Health Social Work | CO |
General Elective 2 | E | SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work | CO |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO |
SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) | CO | SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief | CO |
| | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO |
| | SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | E |
Year 5 |
SWK316 Building Safe Communities | CO | | |
SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) | CO | | |
Students commencing in Summer Semester
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
Year 1 |
| | | | PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO |
| | | | SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO |
| | | | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| | | | SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO |
Year 2 |
HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology | CO | | |
SWK104 Professional Foundations of Social Work | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO | | |
SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | | |
General Elective 1 | E | SWK311 Social Policy | CO | | |
Year 3 |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | | |
SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | CO | SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO | | |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK315 Mental Health Social Work | CO | | |
General Elective 2 | E | SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work | CO | | |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO | | |
SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) | CO | SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief | CO | | |
| | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO | | |
| | SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day compulsory intensive) | E | | |
Year 5 |
SWK316 Building Safe Communities | CO | | | | |
SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) | CO | | | | |
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